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National’s Traffic Light System Has Child Poverty Reduction Stalling At Red Light
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s cuts to funding for beneficiaries will once again leave children and their parents with less, Spokesperson for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni said. “Just like National’s boot camps policy, which evidence is clear ... More >>
Labour Pledges Billion-dollar Medicines Boost
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 11:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will fund more medicines for more New Zealanders by investing over $1 billion of new funding into Pharmac if re-elected, Chris Hipkins announced today. “Over the past six years Labour has done more to increase access to medicine than any government ... More >>
Labour Releases New Zealand’s First Climate Manifesto
Monday, 25 September 2023, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand faces a stark choice this election – vote for Labour to continue to confront the climate emergency with eyes wide open or bury your head in the sand alongside Christopher Luxon. “New Zealand has an incredibly positive future if ... More >>
Supercharging Public Housing
Sunday, 24 September 2023, 7:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is supercharging its plan to solve the public housing shortfall created by National, promising another 6,000 homes on top of what has already been committed says Labour Housing spokesperson Dr Megan Woods. “Labour is the only major party ... More >>
New Super Visa For Migrants’ Parents And Rights For Dawn Raid Victims
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 6:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Make good on the Dawn Raids apology by providing a one-off regularisation programme for Pacific and other migrants who have been in New Zealand more than 10 years, New Super Visa for parents and grandparents to support their families in New Zealand, ... More >>
Ram Raids Drop To Two-year Low
Friday, 22 September 2023, 11:12 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Latest Police data shows monthly ram raids have hit a two-year low, laying waste to Christopher Luxon’s false claim that there are two ram raids a day says Labour’s Police Spokesperson Ginny Andersen. Data released today by Police shows a 70 percent ... More >>
School Lunches On The Line This Election
Friday, 22 September 2023, 10:39 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Free and healthy school lunches will be here to stay if Labour is re-elected, guaranteeing food for our kids who need it most and significant cost saving for parents. “Labour will commit $650 million to continue the programme at nearly 1000 schools and kura ... More >>
Labour Commits To A New Hospital For The People Of Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 5:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The next Labour Government will build a new hospital in Hawke’s Bay, Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall announced. This is part of Labour’s long-term commitment to rebuild health infrastructure throughout the ... More >>
Huge Hole In National’s Climate Budget
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:39 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
National’s plan to cut policies that are reducing New Zealand’s climate emissions will result in a huge gap in the country’s emissions budgets and could see Kiwis paying significantly more at the petrol pump as a result of Christopher Luxon hiking ... More >>
Doubling Rooftop Solar To Reduce Bills & Emissions
Monday, 18 September 2023, 9:21 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour will double the number of houses with rooftop solar in New Zealand, lowering household power bills, reducing emissions and boosting renewable electricity generation. “We need to increase renewable electricity generation by 68 per cent by 2050. Solar ... More >>
Labour Will Advance Women’s Health, Careers, And Legal Protections
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Extend the age of free breast cancer screening from 69 to 74 Implement a national endometriosis action plan Make cervical screening services free between the ages of 25 to 69 years, saving up to $100 in co-payments Establish an innovation and entrepreneurship ... More >>
Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Progressively extend living wage to workers in Education and Health Reduce the gap between the living wage and minimum wage Scrap starting out and training minimum employment rates Modernise employment relations and protect collective bargaining ... More >>
Willis’ Resignation Call Means Only One Thing - $2 Billion More Cuts
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:50 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Massive cuts to public service are on the cards as Nicola Willis has promised to resign if she doesn’t deliver tax cuts but is refusing to make the same commitment if she doesn’t raise enough income from her bungled foreign buyer’s tax. This ... More >>
A Faster Justice System Focused On Victims
Friday, 15 September 2023, 6:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Establish a formal class actions regime to help groups of victims achieve justice Modernise consent law Review District Court jury trials Increase uptake of audio-visual technology in courts to speed up hearings Labour will help more victims of crime ... More >>
Gaping Hole Confirmed In National’s Tax Plan
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:51 am | New Zealand Labour Party
A whopping $2.1 billion dollar hole has been confirmed in National’s tax scheme in a new report released today. “Christopher Luxon’s sorry excuse for a tax plan is now officially dead in the water,” Grant Robertson said. “Three independent ... More >>
Labour Pledges Biggest Ever Increase To Training Doctors
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:13 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Training an additional 335 doctors every year from 2027. 95 additional places in each of 2025, 2026, and 2027 on top of the 50 more places starting next year. Increasing the total number of doctors trained to 874 each year. Labour will deliver the largest ... More >>
Coalition of Cuts and Chaos would be NZ’s most unstable government
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 6:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Statements from David Seymour and Winston Peters have called into question whether National would be able to lead a functional government if they were in a position to do so after the election. “The coalition of cuts and chaos is tipping into absurdity ... More >>
National's Dodgy Tax Scheme Couldn't Be Done - According To John Key
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 10:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
National's shaky tax scheme has received a further blow after it’s been revealed that John Key received advice when he was Prime Minister that the scheme being proposed by National couldn’t be done, Labour Finance Spokesperson Grant Robertson says. ... More >>
No New Funding, No Timelines - National’s Empty Housing Policy
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party’s housing policy is vacant; with no new funding and no timelines attached to its delivery says Labour Housing Spokesperson Megan Woods. “ National hasn’t committed a single extra cent to build more houses, but somehow think they ... More >>
Household Rebates For Energy Efficient Homes Under Labour
Friday, 8 September 2023, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Rebates of up to $18,000 for deep retrofit of an existing home Encourages air tightness, insulation, double-glazing and electrification Up to $7,000 for partial retrofits like double-glazing and insulation Up to $3,000 for households who electrify ... More >>
